A History of the Modern World Fourth Edition Hardcover book by R.R. Palmer & Joel Colton Over 1150 pages Copyright © 1971 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Summary of Contents includes: " Chapter 1: The Rise of Europe Chapter 2: The Revolution in the Christian Church, 1300 - 1560 Chapter 3: The Wars of Religion, 1560 - 1648 Chapter 4: The Establishment of West-European Leadership Chapter 5: The Transformation of Eastern Europe, 1648 - 1740 Chapter 6: The Struggle for Wealth and Empire Chapter 7: The Scientific View of the World Chapter 8: The Age of Enlightenment Chapter 9: The French Revolution Chapter 10: Napoleonic Europe Chapter 11: Reaction Versus Progress, 1815 - 1848 Chapter 12: 1848: A Revolution That Misfired Chapter 13: The Consolidation of Large Nation-States, 1859 - 1871 Chapter 14: European Civilization, 1871 - 1914 Chapter 15: Europe's World Supremacy Chapter 16: The First World War Chapter 17: The Russian Revolution Chapter 18: The Apparent Victory of Democracy Chapter 19: Democracy and Dictatorship Chapter 20: The Second World War Chapter 21: The Contemporary Age Appendix I: Chronological Tables Appendix II: Rulers and Regimes Bibliography Illustration Sources Index " This book is in pretty good condition with some edgewear to the cover. The side edges of the pages are dirty and have a few spots, mostly visible from the side view. No torn or ripped pages. The previous owner's name is written on the inside front cover, there are several pages with some highlighting and underlining and a few marks written on some pages. |